Where does “glofe” come from?

glofe (Middle English) comes from Old English glōfe, from Proto-Germanic galōfô, from Proto-Germanic lōfô, from Proto-Indo-European lāp- — to shine; cow.

Ancestry of “glofe”, step by step

glofe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English glōfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglōfe—
2Proto-Germanicgalōfôglove
3Proto-Germaniclōfôthe palm or hollow of the hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlāp-to shine; cow

via Old English glōfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglōfa—

via Old English glōf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglōfa glove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lāp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lōfô →Every word from Proto-Germanic galōfô →